UBC Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Studies features Katarzyna Kabacinska’s research
The UBC Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Studies features Neuroscience, Engagement, and Smart Tech (NEST) Lab’s Katarzyna Kabacinska’s research! Click the title to read more.
Viorica Hrincu receives the Top Trainee Presentations award at the 2024 Building the Future – Research Trainee Day and Lecture Series
Congratulations to Neuroscience, Engagement, and Smart Tech (NEST) Lab’s Viorica Hrincu for winning the 3rd place in the Poster Competition (Top Trainee Presentations) at the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s 2024 Building the Future – Research Trainee Day and Lecture Series held on March 7, 2024 at the UBC Life Sciences Centre. Viorica’s poster is on […]
How AI social robots could support people living with dementia and their care providers
Neuroethics Canada’s Neuroscience, Engagement and Smart Tech (NEST) Lab’s Dr. Julie Robillard speaks on how emerging technology can support brain health. Click the title to read more.
Dr. Judy Illes weighs in on implantable brain chips in humans with CBC News: The National
Are implantable brain chips human enhancement or virtual insanity? Dr. Judy Illes sits down with CBC News: The National to weigh in on the development and future of the neurotechnology. She asserts “… extreme caution at this point. Again, lack of transparency equates to lack of scientific rigour. … Patients and their vulnerabilities [are] at the forefront of […]
Dr. Judy Illes discusses navigating the neuroscientific landscape with Drug Target Review
As we start anew this year, we have much to reflect on in the global neuroscientific landscape. In an interview with Drug Target Review, Dr. Judy Illes highlights the need for evidence-based neuroscience to address the mental health implications of environmental changes. She urges a departure from geographical silos to foster global collaboration. We invite […]
Dr. Judy Illes featured in Research Money’s article on balancing risk and promise in neurotechnology
On balancing risk and promise in neurotechnology, how can Canada balance ethical, legal, and societal concerns with the rapid advancement of neurotechnology? Learn about Dr. Judy Illes’ response in the Research Money article (please click the title above).
Dr. Judy Illes’ David Kopf Neuroethics Lecture at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2023
The world today is challenged by environmental change that is applying unprecedented pressure on individual and collective well-being. With the pervasiveness of eco-anxiety, what are the responsibilities of neuroscientists? How can research span geographic and cultural boundaries? To bring answers to these questions, Dr. Judy Illes’ David Kopf Neuroethics Lecture at the Society for Neuroscience’s […]
Cindy Zhang’s honorable mention in the Neuroethics Essay Contest
Congratulations to Cindy Zhang for her honorable mention in this year’s Neuroethics Essay Contest hosted by the International Neuroethics Society and International Youth Neuroscience Association! Cindy is a fourth year psychology student at UBC and a research assistant at the Neuroscience, Engagement, and Smart Tech (NEST) Lab, where she supports projects investigating human-technology interactions in […]
Harjeev Sudan receives the BPOC Graduate Excellence Award
Harjeev Sudan, Neuroscience Master’s student at Neuroethics Canada, receives the BPOC Graduate Excellence Award. This award recognises excellence in research and scholarly performance by racialised graduate students and aims to address systemic barriers they experience in their training. Under the supervision of Dr. Judy Illes and Dr. Mypinder Sekhon, Harjeev’s research will focus on overdose, […]
Dr. Julie Robillard receives 2023 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Research Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Robillard! As the lead of the Neuroscience, Engagement, and Smart Tech (NEST) Lab, Julie and her team explore co-creation processes, development, and applications of social robots to study the intergenerational determinants of social robot usability. Learn more about Julie and the NEST Lab’s research program here: https://www.nestlab.ca/.